Is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Stumping for Trump Or Just Blasting Clinton and Obama? (WATCH)

Mogul also speaks to Rev. Al Sharpton about his new charter school in Harlem

*Well now, this is ultra-interesting. On Sunday, Sean “Diddy” Combs told Rev. Al Sharpton that as far as he’s concerned, his support for Hillary Clinton is not in the bag. He then went on to say that Clinton has to prove herself before she gets the African-American vote since “[blacks] got a little bit shortchanged” by President Obama.

“My number one thing, though, to be honest, is black people,” the entertainment mogul told Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show “Politics Nation.” He added: “I feel like we put President Obama in the White House. When I look back, I just wanted more done for my people because that’s the name of the game.

“This is politics. You put somebody in office you get in return the things that you care about for your communities. I think we got a little bit shortchanged. That’s not knocking the president. …He’s done an excellent job, you know, but I think it’s time to turn up the heat because the black vote is going to decide who is the next president of the United States.”

Despite Clinton’s many Sundays visiting black churches and making gun violence and police shootings a platform of her campaign through talks with African mothers whose children were killed, Combs – who recently opened a charter school in Harlem – isn’t impressed. Or maybe he didn’t know since he’s also asserting that that’s what she needs to do.

“Hillary Clinton, you know, I hope she starts to directly talk to the black community. … It really makes me feel, you know, almost hurt that our issues are not addressed and we’re such a big part of the voting bloc.”

Even though he’s blasting Obama, whom he supported, also donated money to Clinton’s New York Senate race. He said it’s time for black voters to get something in return for their political support.

“The heat has to be turned up so much that as a community we got to hold our vote,” Diddy said. “Don’t pacify yourself, really revolutionize the game. Make them come for our vote. It’s a whole different strategy but I think we need to hold our vote because I don’t believe any of them.”

“That’s a big announcement,” Sharpton marveled.

“You can get the vote. It doesn’t have to be held that long. But you have to come get it. …You have to bring something with it.”

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Okay, so somebody who owns a multi-million dollar empire is trying to say that someone who works for us should be responsible for cleaning up over 400 years of bulllchit in just 8 years? Diddy, Puffy, or whoever you’re calling yourself, if we do hold onto our votes, then what? What’s the game plan? What can WE do to make things better I OUR community? Who are YOU going to hire? How many? At what salary? Benefits? Opportunities? What?

Sean Combs is on point that we should demand a return for our votes. While Hillary and Democrats keep African-American voters distracted by illuminating Trump’s supposed racism, problems plaguing Black communities remain. Since Democrats are already getting what they want—Black votes—they do not want anything to change. Syrian refugees are receiving material help—housing, jobs, and other finite resources—from President Obama, and soon Hillary. Yet, Black communities in Chicago, Detroit, and other cities remain desolate, with highest poverty and unemployment rates.

We can demand more in exchange for our votes, but we can also demand more from ourselves. Unfortunately, a lot of the wounds in the Black community are self-inflicted. That doesn’t justify the mistreatment we suffer at the hands of many, but for Black entrepreneurs like Diddy to speak on what someone else is not doing, without giving us his own game plan about how he, the owner of a multi-million dollar empire, can contribute to changing that community, is just talk. Yeah, we can with hold our votes, but again I ask the question, what’s the game plan overall?

First of All DIDDY NEEDS TO FIRST GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW THE “WHITE HOUSE IS RUN AND THE ABILITIES THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY HAVE.” IGNORANCE MAKES UNEDUCATED PEOPLE THINK THAT ALL “U HAVE TO DO IS BECOME PRESIDENT AND PASS LEGISLATION AND SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDERS,” Not understanding most THINGS HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE AND CONGRESS which are REPUBLICAN AND LILLY WHITE. Everyone knows a lot of things MY PRESIDENT TRIED TO DO WAS VETOED SO DIDDY NEEDS TO GO TO SCHOOL AND PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE NEWS

I agree with Sean and I think a lot your words show how you apparently just give up your vote and expect nothing in return,like you are bending over and taking it up the ass politically.

What has Obama done that benefits the BLACK COMMUNITY,we expect the lying Hillary the one who called our children super predators to change the laws she and her racist husband enacted,but dammit Obama has been in office 8 freaking years and no calls for him to do a damn thing about that same law.And I voted for him both times

All he does is lecture Black people,he should be lecturing Malia,we ain’t his damn kids

And I don’t think Sean is going for Trump,as a Native NYer I remember when that racist scumbag called for the death penalty for the teen aged Central Park five,this motherfucker TRUMP placed ads in the NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS calling for their death,never mind there was no death penalty even if they committed that crime,which they didn’t

And he will never apologize for it,cause the sociopath Pinnocchio is never wrong.

There comes a time when we as Black people make people earn our votes,they have to give us something for the privilege of us voting for them.And there is no time better than now!!!

I will never vote for a Clinton I never did. Racist Bill as Governor of Arkansas ok’d the death of a Black man who was basically retarded,didnt like when he disrespected Sister Souljah,,didn’t like when he told the late Ted Kennedy a few years ago Obama would be getting me my coffee

But some of yall called that cracka the first Black President. And he used y’all to get in then went all Republican on you with the laws he passed,yet y’all are dumb enough to GIVE the vote to his bitch.Make her EARN it and what she is doing now is not enough

I suggest you read the article in the NY Times about how younger Black voters ain’t feeling her either and the Democratic Party is concerned,yet y’all on here mad because everybody aint fooled by her or Trump

Y’all love them and they show you the USERS they are but will blast a Black person who looks at you the wrong way.

This is the worst election of all time for me, two racists so I can’t take part this time.I’m sending a message by not voting,I would never vote Trump for dog catcher and don’t trust Hillary The one who said they were shooting bullets at her when she got off a plane in Bosnia.She just lies to be lying,there was no need to do that,but she c can’t help it she’s a liar

And she to me, is using those ladies who lost their children to violence and some of y’all lapping that shit up.Even Farrakhan said she was a wicked woman,lol And he knows wicked, ask Malcolm X’s family.Shoot look at it on you tube.

I know some of y’all feeling anything is better than the immoral Trump but to me she is just as bad.I guess this country is finally starting to reap what it has sown with these terrible two candidates!

I do agree with some who stated we can do better.We can always do better
We can start by respecting our women and children,our elders,each other and quit all the SENSELESS killing and robbing.but that is a minute part of the community that we need to straighten out
Most importantly stop thinking job, think your own small business at the very least

“We need a civil-rights agenda for our time,” Mr. Trump said. The remarks were made at Great Faith Ministries to a room filled to its capacity. Mr. Trump’s visit to an economically-depressed section of Detroit church congregation largely populated by African-Americans kicked off his initiative to reach inner-city voters. He called for social unity and pledged to listen to African-Americans.

“I fully understand the African-American community has suffered from discrimination,” Mr. Trump said. He referenced disparities in education, employment and public safety, and promised to bring “prosperity” to lower-income Americans.

Prior to the service, Mr. Trump conducted a one-on-one interview with Bishop Wayne Jackson, Great Faith’s pastor and a self-proclaimed lifelong Democrat. That conversation will be aired by the Impact Network on later date.

Ben Carson, a former rival in the race for the Republican nomination and now an adviser, traveled to Detroit with Mr. Trump and Omarosa Manigault, who runs the campaign’s African-American outreach. Mr. Trump drove around with Mr. Carson to the adviser’s childhood home in Southwest Detroit for a brief visit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dieNd5h_qpw

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